Central, South and West Asia Wrap: Al Ansar seal Lebanese title

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Central, South and West Asia Wrap: Al Ansar seal Lebanese title

Doha: Al Ansar won the Lebanese Premier League title for the first time since the 2020-21 season with a 2-0 win over Tadamon Sour on Sunday.

Thimphu City returned to winning ways in the Bhutan Premier League after two consecutive defeats while action in the Uzbekistan Super League saw Neftchi Fargona get within striking distance of leaders FC Nasaf.

Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the past week's domestic action across Central, South and West Asia.

East Asia Wrap: Falcons crowned Mongolian champions; Ulsan drop points

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

East Asia Wrap: Falcons crowned Mongolian champions; Ulsan drop points

Hong Kong: SP Falcons sealed the Mongolian title in style with a dominant win over Khoromkhon while Khangarid tightened their grip on second place.

Ulsan HD were held by Daegu in a rescheduled fixture as their bid to climb the K League 1 standings suffered a setback.

Over in Macau, the Championship Group continued with Must CPK moving further ahead in the title race so join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the domestic action across East Asia.

Qualifiers - Group A: Jordan 5-0 Singapore

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Qualifiers - Group A: Jordan 5-0 Singapore

Amman: Jordan stayed on track for a place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ with a 5-0 win over Singapore in Group A of the Qualifiers on Sunday.

The win moved Jordan level on six points with Islamic Republic of Iran and Bhutan, whose tie earlier on Sunday ended 7-1 in favour of the Central Asian side.

Jordan will aim to keep their winning run going when they play Bhutan on Wednesday with Singapore, who suffered their third straight defeat, will conclude their campaign against Lebanon on Saturday.

Qualifiers - Group A: IR Iran 7-1 Bhutan

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Qualifiers - Group A: IR Iran 7-1 Bhutan

Amman: Islamic Republic of Iran turned on the style to defeat Bhutan 7-1 in their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group A match on Sunday.

Bhutan went into the game on the back of two straight wins but were no match for Iran, with both sides on six points heading into Wednesday’s ties that will see Iran facing Lebanon while Bhutan will play Jordan.

Korea Republic fight back to hold Japan

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Korea Republic fight back to hold Japan

Hwaseong: Korea Republic came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with Japan in their 2025 (EAFF) E-1 Football Women’s Championship match on Sunday.

The result leaves Japan level on points with China PR, with the two to meet on Wednesday, while Korea Republic will be looking to defeat Chinese Taipei.

Late goals help China PR triumph in thriller

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Late goals help China PR triumph in thriller

Hwaseong: A super Wang Yanwen strike helped China PR to a 4-2 win against Chinese Taipei in their 2025 (EAFF) E-1 Football Women’s Championship match on Sunday.

A game of two halves saw China PR dominate the first period to lead 2-0 but were pegged back by a resurgent Chinese Taipei in the second half before Wang’s intervention settled the enthralling contest.